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Humphrey Carpenter / Mr. Majeika and the School Trip

More amazing adventures with Mr Majeika, the ex-wizard, turned teacher, and his class at St Barty's School. This time there's a trip down a magic river, a battle to save St Barty's from the wrecking ball, and work experience for Class Three...

Marie Anne Herron / Ribbit, Ribbit!

Panda Number 3 Freddy loves being a frog! 'Ribbit, ribbit,' he says when anyone talks to him. It's great fun for a while, then everyone gets tired of Freddy and his antics. But he will not give it up. He is a frog and he will stay a frog...

Paul Cookson / Disgusting Poems

A snotty, slimy, sick-inducing selection of the most disgusting poems ever written. Paul Cookson has collected verse old and new about the most tasteless and revolting things you can imagine. Stinky socks, crusty cowpats, burps and bogies - this...

Cora Harrison / Nuala and Her Secret Wolf

During the Iron Age, a twelve-year-old girl in Ireland secretly raises a wolf cub which, after saving her life, becomes a valued member of their household.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture,...

Jane McFann / Hide and Seek

Lissa has always kept to herself. She hasn't got any friends, she never goes out and she doesn't want to be noticed. All she wants to do is finish school and go away. So why would someone want to kill Lissa? Someone is following her and it's...

Crossley Kevin Holland / Small Tooth Dog

All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a...

Phoebe Bright / Lucky Stars 1: The Best Friend Wish

One night Cassie is gazing at the twinkling sky, when suddenly a shooting star zooms into her bedroom and transforms, into Stella Starkeeper. Stella and Cassie fly to the secret world of the stars, and Cassie discovers she is destined to be a Lucky Star...

Tom Banks / The Great Galloon

Like MUPPETS TREASURE ISLAND. But a little less fur. And in the sky. The Great Galloon is an enormous airship, built by Captain Meredith Anstruther and manned by his crew, who might seem like a bit of a motley bunch but who are able to fight off invading...

Paul Jennings / Wicked!: Till Death Us Do Part No. 6

Dawn and Rory continue to battle against the Slobberers. Rory and his brother Howard are reunited with their father, and the mould he is growing in the abandoned refinery proves to be a cure for Slobberers disease and death to the Slobberers.All of our...

Anne Fine / The Granny Project

"What does he mean? What's going on? Are you two thinking of putting Granny into a Home?" "Thinking is finished,' Natasha told him. 'It is decided." The four children, Ivan, Sophie, Tanya and Nicholas, can't believe it...

Don Conroy / Joey's Big Day

All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a...

Elizabeth Shaw / The Little Black Sheep

This charming book tells the adventures of an outcast little black sheep: how he saved the whole flock in a snowstorm, put Polo the bossy sheepdog in his place - and gave the shepherd a great idea! Fine line drawings illustrate this simple and memorable...

Jonathan Meres / May be Contagious

Following on from his first four massively unfair adventures, Norm is back! And he knows that it's just going to be one of those days...Before long a dog-related injury prevents him from biking, and an old "friend" threatens the one thing...

Jenny Nimmo / The Snow Spider

On his ninth birthday Gwyn is given some strange gifts by his grandmother. They lead him to the snow spider and a series of encounters with strange other worlds of snow and silver, finally revealing the fate of his lost elder sister.All of our books are...

Holly Webb / The Kidnapped Kitten

Tia is thrilled when she gets a beautiful pedigree Bengal kitten, who she names Milly. Bengal kittens are cute and clever, but can be naughty and Milly is soon in all sorts of trouble - getting shut in cupboards, climbing shelves and even falling into...

Phoebe Bright / Lucky Stars 4: the Birthday Wish

One night Cassie is gazing at the twinkling sky, when suddenly a shooting star zooms into her bedroom and transforms, into Stella Starkeeper. Stella and Cassie fly to the secret world of the stars, and Cassie discovers she is destined to be a Lucky Star...

Ellen Miles / Rascal

I'm small, but I'm trouble! Rascal may be small, but he's full of mischief! Lizzie and Jack are in for a challenge. Will they be able to find someone who can care for this pesky little puppy?All of our books are second hand, and while you may...

Paul Jennings / The Gizmo Again

The girl sucks Jack's eye. Her tongue is huge and spongy and dribbly. The tip of it goes up one nostril. Jack did something awful with an ice-cream-now it's his turn to get licked. A second gizmo tale from Australia'a multi award-winning...

Patrice Aggs / Strawberry Squirt

Strawberry Squirt is a great game, but the rabbits don't want Short Legs to play. 'You have a big red spot on your back,' they tell him. 'It's against the rules.' Oh dear! What can Short Legs do?All of our books are second hand,...

Gordon Snell / The Case of the Mystery Graves

All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a...

Sarah Webb / Sunny Days and Moon Cakes

The second book in Sarah Webb's heartwarming series about friendship and family, set on an island. Perfect for readers aged 9 years and up. Perfect for fans of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson. The second book in The Songbird Cafe Girls series...

Jo Cotterill / Electrigirl and the Deadly Swarm

Fully charged and ready for action. The second title in an explosive new series, with a unique mix of stunning comic book style visuals, and action-packed prose. Holly Sparkes was just your average 12-year-old, that was, until a bolt of lightning crashed...

Joe O'Brien / Alfie Green and the Monkey Puzzler

The circus has come to town. But it's no ordinary circus, it's Monty's Marvellous Monkey Circus and all the performers are monkeys! All the kids from Budsville are really excited, except for Alfie who suspects all is not what it seems ...All...

Darcey Bussell / Delphie and the Magic Spell

Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, the wonderful world of Enchantia! The second of sparkly new series for all young girls who dream of being a ballerina, or simply love to dance!...

Gwyneth Rees / The Mum Mystery

Esmie has always longed for a new mum, since her real mother died when she was a baby. So when Lizzie moves in, Esmie is delighted. Surely it can only be a matter of time before Dad proposes and Lizzie becomes an official mum. So why does Matty,...

Holly Webb / The Secret Kitten

Lucy can't help but feel lonely when she and her brother move in with their gran, leaving behind their old friends. Lucy wishes she could have a pet, but Gran isn't keen on animals. A stray kitten catches Lucy's attention, and she instantly...

Don Conroy / The Witches Go on Vacation

All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a...

Terry Hassett Henry / Witch at Batsford Castle

All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a...

Kelly McKain / Makeover Magic

A fun and funky new series charting the hopes, dreams and schemes of the lively, loveable Lucy - wannabe fashion designer and Stand Up Babe. Girls everywhere will identify with her bra-size embarrassment, parent troubles, best-friend dilemmas and secret...

Pippa Goodhart / The House with No Name

When Jamie's father buys a house that has been empty for thirty-five years, a secret from the past is revealed. A touching ghost story. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexicAll of our books are second hand, and...

Lauren Tarshis / I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

Based on true events! It's the summer of 1916 and the Jersey shore is being terrorized by a Great White shark. Can 10-year-old Chet and his friends survive a swim in the local creek? In the summer of 1916, ten year-old Chet Roscow is captivated by the...

Felice Arena / Bird Crazy

All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a...

Anne Digby / Summer Camp at Trebizon

This is another story in the Trebizon series about a modern boarding school. It features Rebecca and her adventures at the end of the summer term in the third, when she suddenly finds herself back at school looking after a little boy called Tommy Carter...

Philip Ardagh / Dreadful Acts

Eddie Dickens continues his hilarious adventures in the second book in this best-selling trilogy, hailed by the Guardian as 'a scrumptious cross between Dickens and Monty Python.' Eddie Dickens narrowly avoids an explosion, a hot-air balloon and...

Vic Parker / Girls Only! All About Periods and Growing-up Stuff

he essential girl guide to growing up! Girls Only! focuses on the practicalities, social and personal implications of starting your period, and the physical and emotional developments in puberty. It tells you what happens and when, what you need to know...

Frances Thomas / Polly's Running Away Book

Polly is not happy. Her mother is pregnant and can't stop talking about the "new baby". Her little sister is exceptionally annoying. Her hamster has gone missing. And she is no longer friends with her best friend! So Polly decides that her...

Hazel Townson / 3 in 1 Hazel Townson Bind Up

A revived version of this tale, which has been written especially for today's children. It is one of a number of stories within a series, that have been rewritten and re-illustrated by a selection of award-winning authors and illustrators to...

Morris Gleitzman / Toad Rage

Stack Me!It's the epic story of one slightly squashed can toad's quest for the truth.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers...

Leon McAuley / Albert and the Magician

When Mr Curry the headmaster announces The Great Gazebo is coming to visit the school, Albert's big sister Fionnuala tells him awful tales of the powers of magicians, especially over seven-year-old boys. 'They appear in a cloud of smoke and red...

Phoebe Bright / Lucky Stars: the Perfect Pony Wish

One night Cassie is gazing at the twinkling sky, when suddenly a shooting star zooms into her bedroom and transforms, into Stella Starkeeper. Stella and Cassie fly to the secret world of the stars, and Cassie discovers she is destined to be a Lucky Star...

John Wood / The W.H.I.F.F.

All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a...

Andrew Matthews / The Kingfisher Treasury of Funny Stories

These funny stories all contain favourite characters such as Posy Bates, Dilly the Dinosaur, flying dogs and dancing cows.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good...

Jennifer Curry / Family Poems

This title presents brilliant poems to entertain your whole family. In here you'll find rhymes from favourite poets including Michael Rosen, Jack Prelutsky and Kit Wright, as well as some poems written by kids like you. There are happy poems and sad...

Beverly Cleary / Beezus and Ramona

This is the first title in the hugely popular series about Ramona Quimby. Ramona's sister, Beezus, tries very hard to be patient, but how many nine-year-old girls have to put up with their embarrassing, annoying little four-year-old sisters? Sisters...

Martin Waddell / Star Striker Titch

A fun football story by an award-winning author in this popular series for young readers. It's the school five-a-side World Cup. Titch has new boots and he's ready to score goals. But Bungo's the striker and he doesn't want tinies like Titch in his team...

Margot Bosonnet / Red Belly, Yellow Belly

All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a...

Robert Swindells / Doodlebug Alley

It's World War II, and doodlebugs, the deadliest bombs yet, are raining down on London. No one is safe, no street intact. The war is tearing Sandy's family apart. Do they stand any chance in Doodlebug Alley?All of our books are second hand, and...

Janet Perkins / Haffertee's First Christmas

All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a...

Pete Johnson / Help! I'm a Classroom Gambler

Harvey thinks school is the most boring place on earth - and so he and his friends devise a way to help relieve their boredom. Lessons are actually quite interesting when you have more at stake than just whether you'll get through it without being...

Lisa Smith / The Forbidden Game: No. 3

The final challenge. Jenny and her friends must enter the Shadow Man's playground and defeat him on his own terms. But there are so few clues, and so much fear.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

Cetherine Doolan / Drochla Gruaige

Ba bhrea le Finn a bheith 'cuileailte' -- ach nil se ar chor ar bith. Deanann se a dhicheallach teipeann air ...go dti go n-athraionn se a stil ghruaige! Finn really wants to be cool. He tries very hard, but nothing works. Until he tackles his...

Lee Weatherly / Breakfast at Sadie's

Sadie is fourteen years old and unhappy at school. Her dad died four years ago, and she lives alone with her mum in their seaside bed and breakfast. Her mum thinks Sadie doesn't try hard enough at anything she does, and her teachers think she's...